Annette
Artist
Roy DeCarava
(American, 1919 - 2009)
Dateca. 1953; printed 1970s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 inches (22.07 x 32.86 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 13 7/8 inches (27.94 x 35.24 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 13 7/8 inches (27.94 x 35.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kramer
Object number2012.57.1
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in pencil “DECARAVA”
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a young African American girl seated with her chin resting on the table. She looks directly at the viewer with a neutral expression.Exhibition HistoryRotation 26. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 29, 2019- August 25, 2019, no cat.
Through the Lens: Visions of African American Experience, 1950-1970. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 18, 2015 – April 3, 2016, no cat.
This sensitive, poetic photograph typifies Roy DeCarava’s approach to portraiture. He loved the deep tonalities of the black-and-white print, deftly using the velvety shades of gray and black to deeply personal, emotional, and expressive ends.
Dr. Jeffrey Kramer, Kansas City, MO;
Given by Dr. Jeffrey Kramer to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2012.
Given by Dr. Jeffrey Kramer to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2012.
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